Authorities search for gunman

STOCKTON - The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office and the California Highway Patrol were searching for a gunman who shot a man Tuesday night in Stockton, authorities said.

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STOCKTON - The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office and the California Highway Patrol were searching for a gunman who shot a man Tuesday night in Stockton, authorities said.

The shooting occurred just before 9 p.m. near Myran Avenue and Charles Street, near Waterloo Road and Highway 99, the Sheriff's Office said. One bullet traveled through the victim's hand and struck him in the thigh, authorities said. The victim was taken to a hospital with a non-life-threatening injury, officials said.

Deputies requested help from a CHP helicopter in an effort to locate the shooter, who was described as a Latino man in his 20s with a red shirt, blue jeans and short hair, the Sheriff's Office said.